Excellent pullup bar, great for mounting overhead too!
The first thing I noticed when bringing this box in from the porch was that it was HEAVY. This pull up bar is beefy! Very solid steel construction with a nice powder coat finish. It was actually double-boxed AND bubble-wrapped. It arrived in great shape. I do not have any wall area in my garage due to the cabinets and shelving I've installed, so my intent was to hang this from my ceiling. It is designed to mount parallel to your joists, the brackets are exactly 48" apart to match typical joist spacing. However, I needed to install it perpendicular to the joists. This takes a little more thought. I ended up installing a couple of strips of 3/4" plywood and drilling two more holes through the support brackets so I could lag-bolt the brackets into two different joists. Quick tip- if you plan on drilling any holes in this be sure to use titanium bits, this steel is heavy and will quickly destroy an ordinary drill bit. I used the lag bolts that came with it to attach it to the joists, then used shorter lag bolts through the remainder of the holes to lag-bolt it to the plywood. I am 5'-8" and needed the bar high enough for kipping pull ups, kipping T2B, etc. Even mounted to a 9'-2" ceiling the bar was a little too low, so I drilled a couple of holes in the side brackets and moved the bar up a few inches.I installed eye bolts in the lowest holes and will use those to attach some shoulder mobility straps to. After getting the bar installed I put it through the paces and wow, it is really solid! No bending or flexing at all. I love that the bar is welded to mounting tabs that are bolted through the side brackets, this bar will never rotate like some other home setups do. It has a slightly textured finish which allows a good grip even without chalk. The bar itself is 46" wide, so plenty wide enough to hold a pair of rings that can be slid to the side when not in use (I have a pair on order to do just that). No complaints here, this bar is awesome! Read more





















